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mabolob
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Topic category: Help with modding (Java Edition)
I have a radioactive block and I want it so if an entity is within a 3x3 distance of the block it gives them a poison effect. I couldn't find anyone else having answered this but I might have just missed it.
I know that there is a get nearest entity but I want every entity in the area. I might be stupid and there is a simple thing to do but i don't know.
You can try to put this in the OnBlockTickUpdate procedure, but be careful because searching for entities in a large radius can cause various lag problems. I recommend that you reduce the tick update interval of your block in case you intend to add many such blocks to the world.
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Only seen this now but cheers I'll try it out
To reduce the size of your procedure, since it is a fixed 3x3 size, remove the radius variable and just use the number 3 in your "for each entity..." function as the variable is unnecessary in this use.
I can't put it as a block tick update trigger because it's "Missing dependencies". I think its something to do with the fact the procedure is naming entities but I'm not sure how to fix it.